Aberdeen Acquires 7,075,000 Shares Under Issuer Bid

05/14/2009

Toronto, Ontario, May 14th, 2009: ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL INC. (“Aberdeen” or the
“Company”) (TSX: AAB) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a block of 7,075,000
common shares of the Company at a price of $0.24 per share under its Normal Course Issuer Bid.

This transaction effectively closes out the Normal Course Issuer Bid for 2009.

Following the cancellation of these shares Aberdeen currently has 87.5 million shares outstanding.

Management and Directors have increased ownership to approximately 13%.

About Aberdeen International Inc:

Aberdeen is a publicly traded global investment and merchant banking company focused on small
cap companies in the resource sector. Aberdeen will seek to acquire significant equity participation
in pre-IPO and/or early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued highquality
resources. Aberdeen will focus on companies that: (i) are in need of managerial, technical
and financial resources to realize their full potential; (ii) are undervalued in foreign capital markets;
and (iii) operate in jurisdictions with moderate local political risk. Aberdeen will seek to provide
value-added managerial and board advisory services to companies. The Corporation’s intention will
be to optimize the return on its investment over an 18 to 24 month investment time frame.

Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this press release
constitutes “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Such
forward-looking information may be identified by words such as “plans”, “proposes”, “estimates”,
“intends”, “expects”, “believes”, “may”, “will” and include without limitation, statements regarding the
net asset value of the Company, the potential of investee companies and the appreciation of their
share price, the future intentions of the Company with regard to its shareholdings; the Company’s
plan of business operations; and anticipated returns. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from
such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others,
metal prices, competition, financing risks, acquisition risks, risks inherent in the mining industry,
and regulatory risks. Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required
by applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any intent or
obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.